An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audrey’s
daily life. She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr. Sarah,
but when Audrey meets Linus, her brother’s gaming teammate, she is
energized. She connects with him. Audrey can talk through her fears with
Linus in a way she’s never been able to do with anyone before.

As
their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum, a sweet
romantic connection develops, one that helps not just Audrey but also
her entire family.

Nayu's thoughts.

This is a brilliant
insight into a teen with severe anxiety issues. I can't stress how
realistic this seems. I haven't had such intense anxiety as Audrey
does, but I could understand her reaction to certain situations. Her
family is insane and had me giggling heaps, as well as making me go
awww when they demonstrated great compassion to her. The only thing
which prevents this from being a top grade is the fact that the
details of exactly what happened to Audrey were never fully
explained. Unless I misread something. I thought she might reveal all
at the end, and was disappointed to remain in the dark.

Her actions
were a bit foolhardy, and alarming when it came to the escapades with
her brother and his friend as they could have ended up serious, but
the way which Audrey changes from the first to the last page in terms
of her anxiety and other issues is heartwarming and demonstrates the
inner strength which she has buried inside her.

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Currently not accepting books for review until April 2018

This review policy change is due to winter being my worst time of year health wise, and it's just easier to put a suspension on accepting new reviews until I know I will be able to do them. Click on this link to see the full explanation

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Hi, I'm Nayu!

About me

About me I'm a UK book reviewer who founded NRC in 2009. As well as books I'm addicted to anime, love gaming, and spend time coaxing novels out of my Muse. I'm at the early stage of the path to publication, and will release all news when I have it! ^o^ Sometimes there will be days without posts because I have to deal with chronic illness and chronic pain gremlins. Please be patient in the down times.

Thanks to my passion for languages I like to rest up watching anime in English, French, and Japanese. I also adore gaming and cross stitch. My crochet hobby has evolved in to my Etsy store and blog Nayu's Crochet Dreams, where I sell handmade blankets, dishcloths and other crochet goods.

My cat Belle loves curling on my lap when I read, although she gets a bit crabby when I crochet because she doesn't like the yarn draping over her. Needless to say she doesn't get a say in the matter!

I hope you enjoy Nayu's Reading Corner, which has lots to offer whatever you're interested in.

short 'n' sweet= a shorter than normal review for when I'm low on energy/ill. Full reason is in this post. It bears no reflection on the book's brilliance. I truly would write more if I could.

Apart from books, which are copyright to the publisher, and pictures which I say are mine, all other pictures are found online through a Google search. I don't own the right to any of them.

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Nayu, 13th March 2017

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I am fortunate that most of the books I currently review are received from authors and publishers.

At the beginning of each review I put either Review copy (received from authors/publishers), Personal Copy (purchased by myself) or Library Copy (borrowed from the library).

Wherever the book comes from, I always write an honest review, explaining what I do like, as well as what I don't. I don't receive any payment for these reviews.